SEMPRE and R2 Wireless Team to Detect and Stop Drone Threats in Real Time Over Secure 5G
Secure communications and real-time drone tracking bring next-gen protection to America’s military shield
Tel Aviv, Israel & Washington, D.C., April 22, 2025 – In response to growing national security threats, SEMPRE has partnered with Israeli defense innovator R2 Wireless to deliver real-time drone detection and counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) capabilities over a private, stand-alone 5G network. The combined solution significantly enhances force protection and marks a breakthrough in battlefield survivability.
In today’s asymmetric warfare environment, where sensors are the new weapons and energy is the new gunpowder, owning the electromagnetic spectrum means owning the battlefield. As adversaries deploy increasingly sophisticated unmanned systems and electronic warfare tactics, this partnership gives U.S. and allied forces a decisive edge.
The collaboration integrates R2’s cutting-edge signal detection, classification, geolocation, and tracking technology with SEMPRE’s hardened communications backbone. The result: real-time threat detection and response delivered over a secure, ultra-resilient 5G network that performs even in contested or disconnected environments.
Onn Fenig, CEO of R2 Wireless, said: “Our collaboration with SEMPRE is pushing the boundaries of innovation, enabling full-spectrum defense against a new generation of wireless threats, critical for maneuvering forces in the modern battlespace. This marks the first time mission-critical electronic warfare capabilities have been deployed over a resilient communications infrastructure, empowering military forces to detect, classify, and geolocate unmanned airborne threats—regardless of protocol, frequency, or modulation—anytime, anywhere.”
The announcement follows multiple successful integrations, live demonstrations, and evaluations with the U.S. Department of Defense.
Rob Spalding, Brigadier General (USAF ret.) and CEO of SEMPRE, added:
“This partnership reflects our unwavering commitment to protect critical operations with technology that doesn’t break under pressure. We rigorously vet every partner to ensure their solutions meet our high standards for security, reliability and interoperability. With R2, we’re delivering a layered C-UAS capability powered by the most resilient 5G infrastructure on the planet.”
This collaboration comes at a pivotal moment, as national conversations around the Golden Dome defense initiative underscore the urgent need to integrate advanced technologies that can defend against both physical and digital threats, from cyberattacks to coordinated drone swarms.
For the first time, military units operating in no-fail environments will have tactical-level, real-time spectrum visibility, enabled by R2’s ODIN platform and SEMPRE’s secure 5G infrastructure. This system pairs passive, software-defined RF sensing with mission-critical communications, allowing forces to detect, track, and respond to threats across any frequency or protocol, in any environment.
About R2 Wireless
R2 Wireless is an Israeli defense technology company specializing in real-time radio frequency (RF) signal detection and geolocation. Its flagship ODIN platform uses software-defined passive sensing and edge AI to provide spectrum awareness and C-UAS capabilities across any environment.
About SEMPRE
SEMPRE delivers mission-critical connectivity with private 5G, high-performance edge, hybrid cloud and a SATCOM gateway—all in one easy-to-operate, hard-to-destroy system. Whether the mission requires a permanent network or transportable one that’s fully operational in 10 minutes, SEMPRE ensures resilient, secure communication when it matters most. Deploy Anywhere. Operate Everywhere. Built to Survive.